Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has not only left his footprints on our musical terrain, he has created a body of work that is a monument to artistic imagination. Throughout Shorter's extraordinary fifty-year career, his compositions have helped define the sounds of each distinct era in the history of jazz.
Filled with musical analysis by Mercer, enlivened by Shorter's vivid recollections, and enriched by more than seventy-five original interviews with his friends and associates, this book is at once an invaluable history of music from bebop to pop, an intimate and moving biography, and a story of a man's struggle toward the full realization of his gifts and of himself.
By:
Michelle Mercer Foreword by:
Herbie Hancock Introduction by:
Wayne Shorter Imprint: Jeremy P Tarcher Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 140mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1g ISBN:9781585424689 ISBN 10: 1585424684 Pages: 336 Publication Date:01 March 2007 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
